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...absolute majority of seats in the Knesset if elections were held today. Nonetheless, there is a possibility that the party, which ruled Israel from 1948 to 1977, may throw away its big chance to return to power. Reason: it is bogged down in a vindictive leadership battle that Israelis refer to simply as "the struggle...
...resist giving it a name and even lavishing on it a certain metallic affection. When one machine known as "Clyde the Claw" broke down at a Ford stamping plant in Chicago, its human partners gave it a get-well party. Chauvinism being what it is, most factory workers unthinkingly refer to a robot as "he," but at one plant in Japan the clanking automata have each been given the name of a female movie star...
...title of the book of course refers to Bertha Rochester from Jane Eyre, that actual madwoman in the attic, locked up to keep her from life, a condition experienced with varying intensity by a great many women. Along with works like The Minotaur and the Mermaid by Dorothy Dinnerstein, The Madwoman in the Attic is an indispensable text for understanding the world in which we live. It's expensive at $30.00, but it is a book to which one can refer repeatedly, not only for its insights into literature but for encouragement about our lives today...
...contrary, I put up with an enormous amount of grief. They commonly refer to me as "The Shakespearean Linebacker" and even "Pops." No, on respect...
Siegelman and Burger say that one of their most important functions is to refer students to specific counselors at UHS and the Bureau. Burger explains that they "try to make the transition a little easier for people who want to see counselors there," adding that students feel more comfortable using the more official university services when, for example, they can go to UHS and ask to talk to a counselor who will be sensitive to their particular problem...